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National Day in Somalia marks the anniversary of July 1, 1960, the official merging of British and Italian Somaliland into one republic. National Day is a national holiday.
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National US Postage Stamp Day marks the anniversary of selling the first US postage stamp. Before 1840, only the wealthy could afford to send letters further than their town. The postage stamps’ inventio...
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Postal workers have one of the most physically demanding jobs, with each walking an average of 4-8 miles a day in all kinds of weather: snow, rain, heat, humidity, you name it. They are essential to our a...
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Republic Day in Ghana marks the anniversary of July 1, 1960, the official inauguration of the republic. Republic Day is a national holiday.
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Sir Seretse Khama Day commemorates July 1, 1921, the birth of Khama, Botswana's first president. Sir Seretse Khama Day is a national holiday.
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ZIP Code Day marks the 1963 anniversary of adopting the zip code system in the United States. This simple addition to addresses has tremendous economic importance and is essential in allowing packages and...
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World UFO Day seeks to educate people on the possible existence of unidentified flying objects (UFO) in the sky and to encourage the government to declassify UFO sighting files. The day chosen commemorate...
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National Fried Clam Day marks the anniversary of this bar appetizer arriving on the world culinary stage in 1916 via Lawrence Henry and Bessey Woodman's small store, Woodman's in Essex, Massachusetts. L...
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First held in 2017, World Seabird Day seeks to raise awareness about the ocean’s ‘canaries in the coal mine,’ seabirds. The day was prompted by the extinction of the Great Auk, with its last recorded sig...
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Between 1898 and 1946, The Philippines existed under American colonial rule and celebrated the 4th of July. After WWII, the Philippines received complete independence from the United States on July 4, 194...
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The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by the colonies of America from England. The American Revolution, fought by 13 colonies against Great Britain, followed the decl...
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Ashura marks the Shi'a Islamic new year. "Ashura" is the Arabic word for tenth, thus named as it occurs on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Ashura is significant to t...
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Today is the anniversary of the aquatic clothing style that has enchanted men and terrified women into dieting for nearly five generations. The term "bikini" was coined by French automotive engineer Louis...
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Graham Cracker Day marks the anniversary of the birth of their inventor, Minister Sylvester Graham, on July 5, 1794. Graham crackers arrived early in the 19th century, and they aimed to promote a vegetari...
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Independence Day in Cape Verde marks the anniversary of July 5, 1975, the official separation of the nation from Portugal. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Algeria marks the anniversary of July 5, 1962, the official separation of the nation from France. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Venezuela marks the anniversary of July 5, 1811, the official declaration of Independence from the nation of Spain. Independence was achieved in 1821, and this is a national holiday.
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Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth of ten gurus in Sikhism, was born on this day in 1595.
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Independence Day in Comoros marks the anniversary of July 6, 1975, the official separation of the nation from France, and is a national holiday.
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An early advocate of the Protestant Reformation, Bohemian-born Jan Hus was a theologian and teacher who was burned at the stake for his ideas on July 6, 1415. His movement and followers are called Hussite...